Senior Engineering Manager - Payments (Local Payment Methods)


Your opportunity:

At Mollie, we’re on a mission to make payments and money management effortless for every business in Europe. We started 20 years ago when we launched a more direct, affordable way for companies to get paid. That provided an alternative to the frustrating, overpriced solutions that banks offered at the time. Today, we serve more than 250,000 businesses across Europe with an all-in-one solution that simplifies payments and money management. And we’re a 850-strong team of product, finance, support, commerce, and engineering specialists working across Europe – from Lisbon to London.

As a Senior Engineering Manager in the Payments domain, you’ll be part of the Local Payment Methods team. You'll own a portfolio of 35+ payment methods, making the complex payments landscape easier for customers to understand. Your focus will be on enabling growth of Mollie geo footprint with relevant payment methods, delivering the best possible experience and simplifying the adoption of new payment products.

As a hands on Senior Engineering Manager, you'll lead the technical roadmap and delivery of our in-person payments terminal solution. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape strategy and product direction, while also representing the team in technical discussions with key partners. In this fast-paced environment, your impact will be highly visible, driving customer experience improvements and contributing to the company’s success.

What you'll be doing:

  • Lead a growing engineering team of 13+ engineers, with a hands-on leadership approach expected from all engineering managers

  • Bring strong technical expertise and a proven track record in large-scale distributed systems and/or guiding teams through complex technical transitions

  • Drive strategic technical decisions in collaboration with cross-functional teams, and lead cross-domain technical initiatives that align with overall business and product goals

  • Identify improvements within the team, propose actionable solutions, and coordinate efforts to improve team velocity and effectiveness

  • Help shape the broader domain vision, influence strategic direction, and set goals for ongoing product improvement

  • Balance hands-on engineering with big picture thinking, taking pride in mentoring and developing high performing teams

  • Maintain a results driven mindset focused on delivering impact at scale and speed


What you have:

  • Strong leadership and team development skills: You set clear goals, provide transparent feedback, mentor engineers, and support career growth while driving high-impact results.

  • Proven management experience: With 5+ years in a leadership role, you’ve demonstrated success in hiring, retaining, and developing top engineering talent.

  • Commitment to engineering excellence: Bring hands-on experience building scalable, resilient, and full stack systems in diverse environments, leading by example and setting a high bar .

  • Bias for action: You believe in moving fast without compromising quality. You’re not afraid to make mistakes as long as they’re opportunities to learn and improve.

  • Mentorship and teaching mindset: Invest in the growth of others through code reviews, architectural guidance, or coaching, you help engineers refine their skills, build confidence, and take on new challenges.

  • Collaborative spirit: You foster a culture of openness and trust, you value feedback, encourage peer learning, and support team-wide development.

  • Always Be Shipping Mindset: It’s about consistently delivering value to customers, where speed and quality go hand in hand.


Please apply with your CV in English

Kindly note that visa and relocation support is not offered for this particular role.

Benefits

20 days working from abroad

Enjoy the flexibility to work from abroad for 20 days a year (excl high risk countries)

Wellbeing Budget

Enjoy €60 per month net towards taking care of yourself.

Lifestyle and Health Support

Reach out for coaching and support whenever you need it via OpenUp.

26 holiday days

Time to relax. Plus an extra 2 days off in between 27 and 31 December!

Commute options

Receive an NS Business Card and participate in our bike lease plan

Birthday off

It’s your special day! Why spend it at the office?

WFH Equipment Budget

One off budget of €400 for our new hires.

Hybrid working

With WFH & Internet allowance at €60 a month.

Discounted Lunch

Hot and cold meals plus snacks available each day for less than €4 and only pay when you use the service!

Health Insurance

Insure with ONVZ or receive €125 net towards your own insurance.

Annual Mollieverse event

All Mollies get together, connect and have fun.

20 days working from abroad

Enjoy the flexibility to work from abroad for 20 days a year (excl high risk countries)

Wellbeing Budget

Enjoy €60 per month net towards taking care of yourself.

Lifestyle and Health Support

Reach out for coaching and support whenever you need it via OpenUp.

26 holiday days

Time to relax. Plus an extra 2 days off in between 27 and 31 December!

Commute options

Receive an NS Business Card and participate in our bike lease plan

Birthday off

It’s your special day! Why spend it at the office?

WFH Equipment Budget

One off budget of €400 for our new hires.

Hybrid working

With WFH & Internet allowance at €60 a month.

Discounted Lunch

Hot and cold meals plus snacks available each day for less than €4 and only pay when you use the service!

Health Insurance

Insure with ONVZ or receive €125 net towards your own insurance.

Annual Mollieverse event

All Mollies get together, connect and have fun.

20 days working from abroad

Enjoy the flexibility to work from abroad for 20 days a year (excl high risk countries)

Wellbeing Budget

Enjoy €60 per month net towards taking care of yourself.

Lifestyle and Health Support

Reach out for coaching and support whenever you need it via OpenUp.

26 holiday days

Time to relax. Plus an extra 2 days off in between 27 and 31 December!

Commute options

Receive an NS Business Card and participate in our bike lease plan

Birthday off

It’s your special day! Why spend it at the office?

WFH Equipment Budget

One off budget of €400 for our new hires.

Hybrid working

With WFH & Internet allowance at €60 a month.

Discounted Lunch

Hot and cold meals plus snacks available each day for less than €4 and only pay when you use the service!

Health Insurance

Insure with ONVZ or receive €125 net towards your own insurance.

Annual Mollieverse event

All Mollies get together, connect and have fun.

How we hire

Apply

Our Talent Acquisition team and hiring manager will review your application, and respond within 2 weeks.

Screening call

If you seem like a Mollie-in-the-making, we’ll invite you to a screening call so we can learn more about each other.

Are you the one?

You'll have two or more interviews. And if it's a highly technical role, we'll also assess the specific skills you'll need.